New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-13

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trict is yet doubtful.
Governorship of Kansas,
New YogK, August 10.-Mr Dawson has de-
clined the Goyernorship Of Kansas.
LATER FROM HAVANA AND CALIFORNIA.
The United States mail steamship Granada,
Captain Griffin, arrived Saturday morning from
New Yorkvia Havana, bringing from the latter
place the California United States mails and
passengers via the Panama route.
The United States mail steamship Empire
City, Captain Windle, from Aspinwall, arrived
at Havana on the 9th inst, and left the Califor-
MIA mails and passengers, and proceeded to New
York
Our dates by the Granada are to the 10th ult,
and the news is not Of q very interesting char
aeter;
The John L. Stephens arrived at San Fran
cisco on the 18th ult. Passengers In good
health The Sierra Nevada arrived from San
Juan on the 18th, with cholera on board. She
lost fortyhve passengers, among whom were,
Rev G. B. West, Joshua Lord, Miss Rosalies
Hirehman, 7. FL. Brown, wife and child; FL.
Arnew, Charles Brig, Thomas Morrison, James
Rogers, G. Behnken, John Collins, infant Of
Mrs. Riley, Vim. Slatterly, Charles Bole, VIM.
Jesse Barstow, Hugh Neatly, James Fox, Au--
guste Mayer, Ralph Seymour, James Gallagher,
j. Madden, John Perry, Sarah Mullen, Ann
Allen and James Buckley. Two died after
reaching port The health of San Francisco
was good, rs also that of the interior towns
|. The friends Of Gov Henry S. Foote will be
panied tohear of the, death of his wife, which
took place in Alameda, on the 10th ult. Her,
remains are to bio taken to the Atlantic States
for interment.
From the minea all accounts agree in pro-
nouncing the present one OF the most successful
years since the discovery of the gold. The num-,
Der Of Wotkmen is steadily increasing, and the
yield will probably exceed that of any other
twelve months in the history of California. The
State is generally healthy.
Elworth, the pedestrian, has completed his
great feat at Sacramento, of walking 1000 miles
in 1000 consecutive hours. He was able to walk
another day when the task was done.
One Of the most foul outrages ever perpetra-
ted in California, was committed in the village
of San Antonio, Alameda county, on Sunday
night, July /. A party Of regulators from the
Redwoods, without form or ceremony, dragged
a man named j ohm Fenning from his bed and
hung him to neighboring tree. The man re-
sembled another suspected Of horse stealing,
and the resemblance cost him his life.
A desperate fight occurred ON the 9th ult. at
Cave City, and another at Calayeritas, in the
interior, in which three men were killed. The
woundins of Justice Reems, in Cave City, by
Cherokee Brown, is also noticed.
Capt Doran, of the British ship Nazarine,
was arrested on the 9th ult. for shooting three
men (boarding house runners) who attempted
to board his vessel to entice the crew to leave
while entering the harbor. The men were
badly wounded The Captain was held in the
sum Of 10000 to appear at the Court of Ses-
sions, e
The community has been relieved OF its sus-
pense for the past three months, by decision
rendered in the Supreme Court of the State,
setting aside the assignment in the case OF
Adams & Co., and declaring that bankers in
this State cannot take the benefit of the insolv-
ent act. This decision affects Page, Bacon u
Co.'s affairs and others.
g. Independence day, as usual, was the cause OF
many accidents AT Mormon Island man
named John Barricklo, was badly injured about
his arms, head, shoulders, etc., ~ the prema-
ture discharge of cannon. j. Il. Clark was
injured at the same time, but less severely. In
San Francisco Bay, during boat-race, two OF
the yachts unset and one man named JAS *.
Perkins, was drowned. Captain Johns, of the
California Guards, was thrown from his horse
and horribly bruised A man named Brady had
his arm and hand mangled in a shocking man
;ner by the explosion of small pistol IN this
place. Aboy named VIVA. Wilkes was drowned
in the Sacramento river on the 9th instant.
young man named Walter Danvers, alias Little
Joe, was drowned recently on the south FORK OF
the Feather river, Charles Wilcox was mortally
wounded BY the bursting of a cannon at Yam
kee Jims on the Fourth. Richard W. Heath,
Esq, accidentally shot himself at San Mateo on
the 9th inst, while practicing at q target. a
young man named Kenlsberg, was drowned In
the Yuba, opposite Marysville. .g5...s-=....
Two. companies Of Col. Steptoe's command,
under charge of Major Reynolds, had arrived
at Benecis, from Salt Lake, after march OF
one hundred days Dates from Salt Lake were
to he30th Of May Some trouble had sprung up
among the Saints and Gentiles about the Tree
dom Of bridges. The grasshoppers were very
destructive in the Valley.
On the a7tb April, Lisuts Mowry and Chand-
Ter left Salt Lake City with q detachment Of
dragon recruits, wagons, horses, ETC., BY the
Southern route for the TETON Pass. Thisdiyision
arrived some time since, as we have learned
through adyioes from San Diego. About the
same time the remainder of the force, the entire
of which number some FIVE hundred men in the
valley, left the city, part for California, ana Q
part for Oregon These were under command
OF the following ofheers ,ooa 9tepso1, ~ ~
ingalls,, Quartermaster, MAJOR 1ohn +. hey
nalds, Lient. L, u. Livingston, r. Q. Tyler and
Allston.
On the 18th june, the troops arrived Of Law
sons Meadows, at which point the quartermas-
ter, Captain Ingalls,, and Lieutenant Allston.
together with some sixty dragoon seosn run .So
hundred horses. wagons, etc, LETT the main
force, diyerged from the main road, and took
the route to Fort Lane, Oregon Territory. The
remainder Of the troops came directly on to
Garson's Valley, which they reached on the
18th June.
Der of oattle trains in the rear of the command )
but assistance was promptly rendered by the
latter. and their depredations speedily checked
The troops we're favored with an excellent
guide, and found grass and water abundant be-
yond Carson Valley. .=g. - -
counts Of the defeat OF Walker and his party in
Nicaragua VIZ The Herald SAYS: - f 90