New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-03
F. LY CRESCENT
Later from California,
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The o. s. mail steamer George Law, A. @
Gray Commander, left AspinwalI at IL O'Clock.
r. NJ, on the 10th inst, and arriyed at the
New York Quarantine on Saturday, sAs 25th
inst, at halfpast A, A. NJ
She brought the California mails Of Aug. /.
Si'2o9.ols in treasure on freight, and Az pas
sengers- All in good health.
| Steamship Golden Age, Com. s. Watkins,
commanding, left San Francisco, Aug. 1, at 4
CLOCK, +. M., with 42O passengers, and 81 800
uo0 In treasure on freight-S3i2 .2S4 of which
was on English account. Touched at Acapuleo
in 81 days from San Francisco. and arrived at
Panama at 40 ON the evening Of the 18th.
a line of telegraph has been erected between
Aspinwatl and Panama, and is now in SUCCESS
full operation.
The health of the Isthmus is good. There
has been but little rain, and the railroad is in
excellent condition.
From the Gan francisco Evening News, Aug. III
FoRTNIGHfs SUMMARY OF NEws-State--A
duel was fought on the 18th inst near Brandy
gity, In Sierra county, between Messrs Charles
H. Lippineott, and Robert Teyis; the weapons
we're double -barreled shot guns, loaded with
balls, distance, forty PAGES. Al the first frs.
Mr.. Teyis fell, and died almost INSTANTLY
pimeuity grew out OF Fourth Of July speech
The Supreme Court of this State has decided
that if man be convicted of murder in n
lower court, and gets the verdict act aside on
appeal to the Supreme Court, on the ground Of
Informality, he cannot be tried again for the
same crime.
There was FIRE in Stockton on the Both July.
which destroyed twenty buildings and other
property valued at over $50 600.
There we're IL 403 acres of land cuftiyated in
grain In SacI county, in 1874; SAT of
barley and 5l91 Of wheat. The manufacture
OF butter in said county during the same period
amounted to So, l26 lbs; and Of cheese, to 49,
$40 lbs.
The work upon the Sacramento Valley Rail-
road is progressing rapidly. The company will
commence laying down the rails On the sacra-
mento terminus about the LIST August, and ex-
pect to have ten miles completed by the 10Th of
the same month.
The banking house of Hamlet Davis, of Ne
vada, has suspended. The liabilities are under
stood to be heavy.
City-Astreet fight occurred between Mr. Jas.
King of William, and Mr. A. a. Cohen receiver for
Adams & Co., In which MIR. Cohen was roughly
handled. Cohen subsequently, challenged King,
who declined to fight, on the ground of being
morally opposed to dueliing. His course was
sustained by majority Of the community. W.
A FIRE occurred in this city on the morning of
the 18th inst, in the Saving and Planning Mill
of b. 7. Chase, which extended from Market to
Stevenson streets, between First and Second
streets Property to the value of $4,000 was
destroyed. gA9 @s
In consequence of extensive frauds discovered
in the U. s. $50 octagonal gold slugs, bankers
have refused to receive them except for their
real weight, at from IS to $1S 40 per o., ac-
cordiDg to their fneness.
MIR. Fred. A. Cohen, who was convicted in the
Mayors Court of an assault upon I. W. Park,
and fined $500, has appealed the case.
Capt. Joseph Libby Folsom, u. s! A., closely
IND prominently identified with the history Of
his city, since the American occupation of the
country expired on the evening Of the 18th inst,
It the Mission of San Jose, at the age of 38
ears HIS remains were brought TO this city
nd inferred in the Lone Mountain Cemetery,
N I'D inst. His fnneral was numerously at
ended by the different military companies, pub
C societies and citizens. 4-t
A fire occurred in this city on the evening Of
ne 10Th inst, in a frame house on the n. e.
orner of Powell and Flltert streets, Washing
IN Square! A little girl, daughter of Mr..
urken, was, in the confusion, accidentally left
a the building and perished in the flames
A splendid manZAnito cane, richly mounted
4 gold and diamonds, and containing, in differ
Mt compartments in the head, specimens of
ative gold and quartz, has been manufactured
j this city at the cost of $500, and is intended
8 a present from natives of Boston residing
ere, to Governor Gardner, of Massachusetts,
; a mark of their appreciation of his course in
lie case of Judge Loring
Several meetings Of our principal citizens
ave recently taken place, with the object of
evlsing means to encourage immigration to
lis State. No definite measures, however, =
ave so far been adopted. Another meeting is
alled for the 7th proximo.
The allied fleet, consisting of the Monarch,
.dmiral Bruce, aud President (English) and the
orte, Admiral Fournichou, Eurydice, Alcests
nd Obligado, (Freneh,) arrived in port from
and Sitka. The enews brought by
hese vessels is to the effect that Petropolowski
'as evacuated in April last by the / ussians,
Tho removed their entire garrison and ammu-
ition, in the frigates Dwina and Aurora, to the
liver Amoor in China The Notifications of the
lace were destroyed by the Allies. Sitka,
hich was visited by the English portion Of the
eet alone, was not attacked, but an exchange
prisoners was effected Admiral Bruce, since
is arrival. has removed his broad pennant from
le President to the Monarch. We understand
lat our French and English citizens contem-
late giving a splendid ball in honor Of the
hcers of the feet. s9= IS ss -
The new custom house in this city is rapidly
pproaehing completion, and will probably be
eady for occupation about the end of the year.
A Board OF EXAMINERS mas been appointed by
be City Council, in pursuance of an act of the
lte Legislature, providing for the funding of
he city Indebtedness. The members of this
oard are Messrs. Edmund Randolph, Chair
IAN Louis McLane, Jr., and Geo. W. P. Bis
ell, who entered upon the discharge of their
uty on the 28th July.
The prosecutions WHICH were commenced in
be Mayors Court against the managers af our
heatres for infringements Of the Sunday law,
vere dismissed on Saturday, the 2sth July, by
notion of the District Attorney, who expressed
is determination to proceed against the offenders
nder an Indictment by the grand jury.
A large number of the crew of the French
,en- Of war are suffering with seurvy, and have
cen removed to the French Hospital in this
ity.
The United States steamer Massachusetts
rriyed in port on the ed July, from Astoria,
J. II.
Col B. F. Washington, long connected with
he editorial management of the Placer Times
nd Transcript, the leading Democratic journal
. this State, has recently withdrawn from that
osition. 1t is said that dissatisfaction With
he nominations made by his party is the cause
this step. The Times and Transcript is now
dited by v. E. Geiger s Co.