The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-14


We indebted to the expresses Of Wells Fargo Co.
and freeman & Co., for files Of California papers.
On the 18th September, man named James G. Cal
houn, while intoxicated, fell through hole in Clay
street wharf, San Francisco and drowned. He has
sister living in Boston.
The removal Of ex Collector Hammond had occasioned
much surprise in San Francisco.
The schooner c. T. Foote, which arrived at San Fran
cisco the 18th September is the first vessel that has
brought cargo direct from Mpan to the United States
Her cargo consisted OF rice and japanese ware.
Seventeen miners are reported to have been murdered
by the Indians on Rogue river the Goth August.
The Dillon difRculty had been at length terminated.
The first French vessel of that enters San Francisco
harbor be sauted instead Of Mr. Dons Consular
Aag-and thus the matter ends.
John Tlannigan died the 4th Sept. of a wound in
Hcted by Edward Sullivan In selfdeence. Sullivan
discharged
On the 9th Sept. Mr. Henry Lowe drowned by fall
ing from saboat, while crossing the Bay from San
Francisco TO Oakland.
On the 10th cptember the anniversary Of the Pioneer
Society and tie admission Of California into the Union
was celebrated In san Francisco with imposing cere
monies An grafton was delivered by George Penn John
son, Esq, and poem by Edmond Pillet was recited.
The leading Chinese of tho city had published address,
protesting against the Ill treatment which they alleged
their race had met with In Cslifornis.
Tine Cholera on Board thc Uncle Sam,
From the San Francisco Transcript
i4th September the Nicaragua steamer Uncle
Da esS wharf at the foot Of jackson street.
ooc sfter her arrival were circulated .ns sne ey
-; We hsvs sndssSoTTa to gather authens1e paren s
is,s in regard TO the matter. Thus ..-tAin re.
-. been as successful az could wish. The car
I%r, Icrss, 20 seamen-making 10 in al. We hnd
No aa no does not insist that at least 200 per-
ished aud some car confident ,na' ine NUMBER was
much The ysse but those dying in por;
are not incInaT IN ~ the nrn.ber, and this may In
measure, account sar the discrepsn.y ,,,.,,, ws-.
alsn to ats'sas ihs ss,. = aops thought
not than third wn suryvs Many bg q hne
ssnss,s zen sa,. set the number q !" alton. '''
Among The incssn,s On hassd hear Of one ease Of
apparent b.rdshpA young nd, San Jose was wa.
taken sick Of fever few days before tia ,he ., \,
at this port. She died two hours before tbs remon
strances Of her friends the remains OF the
the sea ,m
Much Of the sickness on board IL attributed to the
prudence OF the passengers many OF whom crossed "a
1sthnus foot and ndugc freely In eating and drinking
compelled walk the thuus owing to the politi
oal troubles Ia that vicinity which had caused the natives
70 remove their The passage was one q the most
Pacific SIDE which added the horrors Of the voyage
The deaths were generally very sudden, surviving
from two TO six hours from the time they were
attacked. The panic on board was dreadful wives
abandoned their husbands and husbands their
wives while both abandoned their children.--
The passengers allowed by the company
three dollars each for crossing the Isthmus on foot
One young who was q cabin passenger while inter-
eeding for friend In the stecrage suddenly taken
with vomiting, and died In two hours. The conduct df
the Officers Of the shp Of r Fitch the surgeon, Of Dr.
Moses of the army Messrs. y. Moses NJ d. Eyre But.
tered and Mr. Buckmsp during these trying scenes Is
highly spoken Of by the passengers
THE HOSPITAL.
We visited yesterday the patients in the state Marine
Hospital who brought from the steamer aud
piseous and solemn sight have seldom beheh There
ay sixteen In the different stages OF the awful
disease by which many had peshed on the steamer,
the cholera Some groanng In agony while Others
In the fatal stupor that precedes dissolution.
horrible and ghasy sight We have seldom witness
ed DR. Gibbons and his assistants about and
derng every assistance 10 the unfortunate people In
the appropriated 70 the females, eight unfor
funae in every stage OF the dreadful disease.
One struggling between fe and death 10 fearful ais
trcss and we were informed that death anerwaria