The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-11
streams available the falling of in shpn.ah would NO.

| yNlo Was unity ounces per d2y
On Ash Creek, about two miles from Jacksonville on
two years $50, about hundred miners are now st
The Crescent City Herald gives the following accent
Of the discovery Of some new diggings-Ihe digginss
here and Smith river emptying the latter near
White MIXERS ferry Several had been working tkre
went to work about dye weeks ago These lstterhaye
been making from ten to twenty dollars per day to the
hand aud Of the former it Is said that of tho party
went to San Francisco the last steamer with eighty
ounces Of dust We have 1t from good authority that
mile the creek pays from ten to twenty dollars 10 the
| hand. Distance, six miller from Crescent City.
in the same ridge, and similarly situated with the ons
nov Pro,psstsd and the probability i thai gold WIN 30
heopposite side OF the river have been worked with
some success for the last eighteen months.
Miscellaneous.
FIRE M SAN FRAycIsooA Gre broke out last :ght
about ~ O'Clock, Market street. (south side)
Planning Mill, owned by Msssrs. A. s. Swesringer 4
White, which communicated to the adjoining buildings
work, three of them In flames TIE Are ragged With
violence foI about ten mnutes when the we directed
,os Of tho engine and ho and ladder companies
building, adjoining the Seventh Ward Hotel for
lew moments IN great danger The goods and furniture
save from destruction Tnls would have endangered
the whole block and therefore the energies Of the fire.
pished by the extraordinary exertions The Gre
arst checked at this point On the opposite side of
the flames, the proximity of the United States Bonded
Warehouses much anxiety the safety of the
buildings, they being filed with large quantity Of
ars immediately adjoining the warehouses and the
heat melted the zinc roofing Of the latter. Tho areen
worried hard and tho hooks being attached 10 the burn
ing timbers, the cruhng mass was prostrated which
enectuaily ended the fire.
The buildings or tirey onsrmsd owned and 0c-
cuPed by STearnger White. Their loss in machinery
buildings, materials &c amounts to $4,000. black
smith shop adjoining, owned by Thos. Snow par
main building (adioning the bonded varhouses there
was sash factory and turning shop, occupied by Henry
Of y. HotoD, who had lumber yard in front OF this
building and on office In the adjoining, win amour.
to 80 500 thus swelling the entire loss to $l5 0OQa
francisco Herald, Dee. Is.
Ar IMPORTANT EsrsgPgIz- rH-tuoy or Ap4as Il Co Is
t1rREss-Adams Go. resolved to connect the ut
scarcely point in which Americans are intsressed
where they have not established branch of their house
fh sspash soT s on the Goh At ocloe
Gan Rernardino. Mr. Felix Tracy, long connected aud
familiar with the Express business here goes out to be-
come the resident agent o: Adams Co. at Salt Lake.
He will the route carefully with special refer
encs TO the position of aterthe practcabiy o. tho
aud those that require to be brcged. his report Is
favorable, and sufficient indu csnents OFFER stage line
the meantime, Adams Co. Lave made arrangements
for the transportation this route, monthly of ery
prise prospers, they will run remit monthly egen
weekly line this route Mr.. Leach, the mail con-
tractor goes throgsh toinyestgste tho chances Of
stages be placed this route 1t viii be great step
daily line.
CLIPPER ARaTy4Is-As EYEs RAcE-rhe magnificent
clipper ships Celestial and Sng Fay arrived yesterday
from New YORK. in one hundred snd thirty days each,
both having cleared irons New York the day.
The Celestial is wen known clipper, commanded by
Capt Palmer and comes consigned to Kossrs Hpssey,
trip, Is commanded by Capt. Krepy and consigned to
Measrs. Lowe, Ebbetts & Co. San francisco Asso
Dec, g.
Theatrical.
Chrsty's Eipstrels had made most succegstul tour
throughout the State.
yerd.s opera q 'Ernsn.n had drawn crowded houses
al the Metropolitan.
Mr. and Mrt Barney Williams continued TO draw
crt wded houses at tho Metropolitan
The prices at the American had been reduced.
The opera Of III Barbiere'' produced at the he
opotan the evening Of the 18th for the benefit OF
M and Nra stass aud Nj. Nesae had sesn playing
At the American, in "Hamlet," "OtheDon and sKine
Lear" They had succeeded in drawing good houses.
Marriages and Deaths.
MARRIED.
Agnes Bonnessy, both Of Placer county.
AT Honolulu, Nov. 18th, J. Hadley, to Mss Mary
BY Rev Mr.. Pond, Nov 2lst, Mr. Charles H. Hinck.
ley Of Ban Francisco, to MISS Emily Melville Soric Of
In sonora, Dec 3, BY Rev. 8 $. Harmon, Mr. Samuel
T. Pike, merly Of Eastport Me- to Mss Genet smp.
scn, formerly OF Cincinnati, Ohio
In Sonora, Dec b, by Rev. N. Evans, Mr.. Harvey !
tuge, TO Miss Mary Ann Pearson, both from the Noun
tains, the Enigrant Road and formerly from ArSan-
In Sacramento by the Rev J. A. Benton Augustus +.
Bond, to Miss Frances Erstis, all o. Sacramento.
In Gan Francisco on tne 18th Dec, tho lady 0. pr.
Nuttan, o. . SON
At Steamboat Bar sierre county Dee q from az A.. I
cident, Matthew Woodcock aged sbont a years tcr.
merry o. Lniontown, Franklin county Mo.
Nor. 2sth, Of the rance Of J. Sturdsyant, Esq on |
Trinity river, OF pneumonia, Boon Logan, aged 81
formerly Of Arkansas.
In Fan Francisco on the 12th De,., Mr.. Ssper L9th-
an, native cf Scotland, aged II years.
At the Minnesota Water Company's ssw mill Wolf |
Creek, Mr.. c. Pratt, of West lodi Ssuesa COMMIT
ono, - aged 20 yeaT ga and Ai0nth', -, /
10 .onanrah Cook, sgsd IS years.
-. $40, Hawaii Nov. l, William John Hldysrd, aged
60 OF Beverly, Yorkshire, England.
Al Hilo, Henry Rsdeker, aged 81 years. Of Ulster
At Iahanaiuns, Nov. IL, James Kendall, aged %
In san Francisco, Dec. $ Of typhoid fever, John G.
Wakefield, aged - years, from Vermont
On the 4th Of July, Benjamin pars q seaman, fep
from the bars sodthcraer, and was drowned.
Markets.
SAN FRlsOsoc Dec. II, 1864
During the past week operations in the stock and
money markets have been very limited and prices gem
orally have remained uualtered. State civil fund
rants have declined, and now be quoted AZ SO ";
city warrants have also experienced decline and
quoted at 10 -. Mission plank road stock soil
by auction few days since at 80 90, and Steamboat
Navigation ,ompany's stock at rs 30, being con-
siderable decline previously quoted rates, but these
prices cannot be considered their fair marxct value
Money IL getting scarce rather there Is greater in
disposition 10 discount even good paper and per cent
Is demanded and paid unexceptionable bills The
continued absence OF rain IL causing depression,
and much Inconvenience, very little money is ming
down from the interior Very little gold Is Offering aud
the price OF dust has not materially altered heNcan
dollars and ounces command the premiums previously
quoted.
Transactions in real estate have been slight having
been principally confined 70 few mortgages, and 70
| sales by the sheriff
The want Of rain by doprying the miners and country
storekCepera Of the means Of making rouianceg, has
harassing eject upon commercial matters, aud things
remain very quiet The received oil the settlement