New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-29
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the following intelligence:
The abundance Of rain that has fallen IN alI parts
OF the state has been Of great benefit NOT only 10 the
mer 11se II y s supplying him With water or sod xashng
wise have been obtained but also to the farmer and
nefdsman in promoting luxuriant growth Of grain
ana ana grass. The winter has been one Of uncommon
deahy ds,tsy me sprlng however has opened with most
aMsngntinl W. and favorable weather. warm and pcssaut
ans uas nave been cleared Of SNOW, the roads are
Lying ny Up. From 81 quarters the reports are favor
abv 70 pfoe and fruit also promises to be
r.. Ihe Senate convened on the 23d Of March - 1
hign Sonft = o. Impeachment and proceeded with the
siat ;th u noi p Mtman State Comptroller, charged
eress, and Will, doubtless, result in Conviction
Messr Deiore nave the miners az q class been
dong better IN California. To maintain, and render
tant interest, capital is required I'd constrrcf a;ts
excavate tunnels, open Leads and erect Quart nil
H.. me sonora expedition under Mr. trabb, had, at
last accounts. reached Fort Yuma without acr;Sent
and in good health After hating dav a. t~n =
this post TO recruit they were push On Is e Gsds
den purchase, adjacent to Sonora and perbanS mo
that province ITSELF - - -
The Legislature have granted 4 franchise oe t.s..z
years for bridge over the Sacramento opposite the
CITY, 1t has caused much dissatisfaction to the cti
zens Of that place and the inhabitants Of the northern
private letter has been received in this CITY, dated
San Bias Mexico, representing that on the 4th Of that
month the town had been attacked by band of fo|-
bers who killed twelve Of the inhabitants and plun-
find. - - Z 'ss5 - >Ns',.ssS
il the latter part Of March . hot wind blew from
We Bdsofado besefts ttsle5s.
tent about San Diego Igesa.s..s9 =
The latest accounts from Carson Valley represent
the snow as still being deep on the sienas, isk3s
aue aaoTana IN tie ad Valley the cattle very
wages, and affairs generally in prosperous condaun
The inhabitants OF the southern counties are NOV.
ing in the matter Of building wagon road through
the Sierra to Carson Valley via the Big Tree route
and Carson Canon.
A party of men, recently returned from walkers
RIVER, report finding in valley, ,at the head OF. the
East FORK, gold in sufficient quantities to pay for
working were it not for the Indians They learned
that four white men had been killed BY the sayaees
the year before, while attempting to dig gold On the
The Legislature have passed d bili for changing the
venue in the case of Ned MoGowa1 and the trial is
set for May, in Napa county. He is still in Sacrar
mento where no one has moIested him, and makes no
A party were expecting to- set oht hSmRabbit
Creek, Sierra county, in few days t0setEei6Honey
Lake Valley, the terminus Of the new Wagon Road
The wife of Joseph Lester having fallen into habits
OF intemperance, it worked upon his mind tHatin
fit of desperation he loaded doubIebasreled shot
gun, and with one charge shot her dead. and with
| the other blew bis own brains ont. The woman had
previously been divorced from another husband and
left fine little girl behind her. z.
MIR. +. s. Julien was murdered in his house. at
Marysville on the 30th March, in presence of his
wife, to whom be was recently married.. The premises
were then robbed of "a considerable sum of money
A fire broke out in Sacramento onsthe ietjDAtant,
aesroyngG 70 s xer q property mostly belong
Mrs julia Dean Hayne is drawing crowded houses
at Maguire's Opera House.
.f Oregon. $50 .ss
Intelligence from Oregends to the. 10th of March.
A terrible accident occurred at Oregon City on the
18th ultimothe steamer Portland having been car
red over the falls at That place. causing the death Of
Capt Jameson and one of the hands, and the entire
The weather of late had been cold and wet yet the
crops looked well, and fruit promises to be abdn-
dant. tr - ~ts
There had been heavy falls Of snow in the interior
of the territory during the past winter -
| The Gayuse and Snake Indians had Hght near the
Walla,Waa station, at which eleven Of their number
were killed. These at the Grand Round Reserve are
sun dseonteated and desire to return to their old
Fears entertained of another Indian outbreak in
Washington Territory. 5,4
! sssts'7 ,sss ,Sandysich Islands.
The latest advices from Honolulu are to the 10Th Of
March.
Thr schooner Liholiho had arrived at Honolulu
with 100 tons OF guano, from Jarvis and Nantucket
Islands, awakening good deal of interest," as the ex-
petition had been looked upon as visionary. guam
tity of this guano arrived in this city the Sd inst
by the bark Yankee, and goes forward to New York
BY the present mail steamer 1t is regarded dis
| covery Of great importance.
Great attention Is being paid to agriculture IN the
islands one result Of which has been in kalo, an
article much used for food by the natives is fty per
| cent lower than heretofore.
The corrosive nature of the salt water in the neiah
borhood of the islands, is shown by the fact that fhe
steamtug which had recently been hauled out to have
her bottom examined was found with her most
ngs boats, etc. entirely rotted off. and her iron md
der actually had hole eaten through IL tbonef il il
| two inches thick, and had been in the water onlv
eight months =. - =
The spring fleet Of yhaIers il now commencing tn
arrive Advices from the wndward islands re5ort
four at Hilo and the same number at Lahaina Being
mostly vessels Just out from home they reo,1ire bl
On the 25tb Febrnaru a ia, a 5umabs. - ,,hat,,
were seen snnunD Il fhe anfranee ~ H. -
which were fhouphf To ha snarn whales Thraa hot,
from the shin Yneyar1 rave chase INIT ALL nj Suc
ceed in making fast 70 anv They nrovad ta ta bnnn
backs which have been very nlentv ahont ths ;s,ana
during the winter months f'e'' A'''' 'Ae '''A''e'
The travel between San Franc;sco and tho Js,.,d,
is evidently on the ncrease aiu 'ne iaiauu0
A severe shock of an eartbouake WIS falt at X.
waiboe Hawaii on the aat5 Eabrrarv W tha - r,ost
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