New-York daily tribune., 1855-08-27

NN'~(ItncHf-uOne, down. cr resulting dsHb
1sus Two fights, Of ne more digDifed aud reg 1iar
crdes are announce The parties are Yankee sullivan
ard Joe Winrow. and j. Reiner and Ed. hchugen |
the fret for -, 600 and last $500 SIDE.
Another de- structve fire occurred on the loth wnisn
destroyed poperty Of the value of $40 Ooo Ii broke
out in tho ssw-nill of Benz It.. Chace On hase,.sr,
at an e rly hour in the morning. Fifteen buildings
were burned.
> son ofDr. w. p. Gibbons was burned 30 severely
o. the leth by spirits Of inter- which caught ee from
candle in tie hands Of another person. in drug
store that he died on the following day.
A man named Geo. II. Wendell. second mate OF the
steamer Sierra Nevada, hos BEEN arrested three nmes
and twice discharged for robbing the Sierra Nevada
Of he treasure boxes worth so 900. The Recorders
Court was declared 10 have jurisdiction, and the
United States Commissioner refosed to commit the
accused on the ground OF the insdelency OF the ev-
ueuce He is now heli by an csder fiom the Superior
Court
Tie death Of Capt Joseph Libby Folsom one Of the
pioneer residents Of this State has caused many regrets
and the funeral one G the largest which ever LOOK
place in the city. He was very wealthy, and was for
uerly conneeted with the army. The military com
paries California Pioneer Society and large con-
couree Of citizem accompanied the remains TO Lone
MOrntain Cemetery where detachment OF the lhlrd
Artillery u. :. A., fired salute
A box Containing human bones was discovered IN
the basement Of building on Celifornlast. rev
days since. After much inquiry aud mysterious con-
iectures the afsir cleared Up by informauon TO
the eject that the box contained the remains Of Capt.
Yensop who was killed in the Gila expedition by the
Indians.
About fft sailors spd Others from the vessels Of the
allied fleet have been brought ashore since their ar
rival, sick with the scuryy.
nrlTR OF CAPT j. l.. FoIsoM.-Cept Joseph l..
Foscm, who had beenfer soIne years past 10 iaiing
lest at the residence OF L. l.. Beard Esq., at the Mis-
sion Of San Jose from complication OF diseases Capt
FOls0n's intimate connection with tue rise and prog
ress this city and the envjabe position be held IN tse
community render bis death Of moment 10 all. Few
tersons ever held many divers relations with the
world without neurring enmity, AID few as wealthy
he ever descended 10 the tomb 80 sceeiy re-
gretted by large circle of friends and s larger coz
course Of acquaintances. Capt Folsom was but few
dave over 80 wears Of ace having been born IN the
Town Of Meredith, New Hampshire, On the 10Th OF
MAY 1917. In 1886 he entered the Military Academy
at West Point, whence he graduated in lao. He
served his first campaign under Gen. Worth IN the ever
elades Of Florida during the Seminole war whence
he joined his Regiment the 5th Infantry on the west
ern fronters, where he remained until ls44. In t1at
wear he was ordered TO the West Point Academy as in
structOr of infantry tactics, which position he held or
two year and left TO take charge Of the Quarermaser
Department of Col. Stevensons Regiment then on the
eve Of departure for this country, with the rank of
Captain. In the beginning of March lS47, the com
m8nd arrived in our harbor, then entitled the Cove
of Yerba Buena, wheTeupon Captain Fokom was or
dered by General Keamey TO select position on the
Bay Of San Francisco for depot of army stores. tie
mace the choice Of the present site of the city OF San
Francifco, and D thus laying its foundation s entitled
10 the tile OF lt6 1OuDOeT mere 1dpthlu rOlsUu was
stationed being the senior officer Chief OF fine Quar-
termeser's Department which post he held for nearly
three years. Unt May 1s4s he war in active service
in bis Department, receiving and disbursing all
moneys for the Military and Civil Government of the
State. Early in l54s, foreseeng the future position
San Francisco destined TO attain in the history OF
cities be made large purchases from Mexican grantees,
which have year by year increased IN value In ad-
dton to tbs in le49 lie purchased the interest of the
heirs of Ledesdorff in the vast estate left by that
person on his deceafe, comprising a large portion
of the present city, and numerous rdncher0s
throughout the State. Yeer by year Captain Fol-
som improved his property in this city, eveling hills
cutting through streets, and erecting buildings
until at the time Of bis dccease, he possessed of
greater number of buildings and more improved real es
tate than any other person California, thereby adding
TO his own wealth and giving employment to large
numbers The retaining possession OF acquired prop
erty particularly real estate in this country b no easy
matter and Capt. Folsom ascertained. The estab-
shment Of the United States Land Commission en-
tailed heavy expense and annoyance in the passage
of the titles of the grants he bad purchased. The con-
tract be had made with the mother of Leidesdorf she
endeayored TO set asioe and he compelled to ap-
peal 10 the United States Courts for the enforcement
Of his rights and by them put in possession OF tie
estate. Hardly established thus when divers olher
claimants set up and litigation, vexatlous litigation
ensued. The Lemantour claim covered large poT-
ton of his original purchases, and the State of Cali
forr ia SGT upan escheat claim to the Ledesdo estate.
The former claim remains undecided, the latter went
bt fore the Supreme Court of the State, last week. on
present term. Placer Times and Trans July 81.
Capt. Folsom il is said, the richest man in San
Fral cisco. His WILL drawn up by himself ia 1881 had
been adu,.ted TO probate 1t appoints A. G. Peachy,
II. W. Hsleck AID w. Van Winkle his executors.
Capt Folsom gives TO his mother in this viii 5, 900
per year during her lifetime. All bis personal prop
erty he divides between his mother and sister, Mrs.
Forrest ard requests that such of it as can may be
sent 10 them. Onehid of his real estate he gives to
biz ephew, Gustavus Decatur Folsom, now at school
in Ohio and the other two thirds Of it to the children
of Mis- Forrest.
CHOLERA on THE STEAMERs.-The steamship Cor
tes of the Nicaragua ue arrived at San Francisco
on the evening ohe 3Oth of July having lost eighteen
Of ber passengers by cholera The papers publish the
follow ing card from her surgeon:
SAN FRANcIsco, July 81, 1855
In order to remove any apprehension which may ex
st il the minds of the community relative TO the late
epidemic of cholera which prevailed on the Isthmus
would simply state that on our arrival at San Juan del
Sud, we learned that the epidemic had prevailed, and
that it had subsidized and disappeared. This was evil
denlly the fact. made dilgent search while In port
to see case, but could find none.
We LEFT Port San Juan on the evening of the lOth
On the morning of the 10th old woman at
tackled. had her removed TO the after storage, sep
aatiDg her from the crowd Of passengers. She passed
through the collapsed state.
On the 22d quite number were suddeAly attacked,
after hearing that the old woman had the cholera,
which produced some panic Some Of those were
fatal but the majority recovered showing that ii
virulent. Indeed the class of persons attacked
and those fatal cases fit subjects for the disease,
they in the extreme mprovldent and reckless.
There were cases IN the cabin aud majority of all
the collapsed recovered. And Furthermore some
six of the eighteen fatal passed Through the COL
apsed stage but finally died from secondary causes.
And would further state that under favorable cir
cUnstances feed confident that none would have died
from the disease, IL was the mere remains of a
O. NJ woZENCRAFT Surgeon Of cortes