New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-14

Constitution and the Uhion, and opposed TO slavery
agitation. s'5s+,
From the steamer edition Of the Globe, we extract
the following intelligence: q
The vote for paying the State debt has been carried
by a vast majority of the people SO that measure
has received the sanction Of our State as we long
ago, predicted that it would. 49,.
Chief Justice Murray recently delivered the opin-
ion Of the Supreme Court in the case Of Welsh Vs.
Sullivan, reconfrming the Pueblo title the al
calde grants" Of this city. =
Immigrants in considerable numbers, with their
families and large amount of stock, continue to ar
rive by way Of the plains. They have suffered from
outrages Of Indians led by white men, and in some
instances individuals have been killed and families
broken up. r sisI ~ sy+.5y s4.3t1. 35
On the LIST day Of August, the first overland mali
Paso and Arizona, arrived under the charge Of Mr
James e. Mason, at San Diego, in this State. 1t
brought intelligence to the 9th and oath of July from
Texas The people Of San Diego celebrated the event
by firing savos Of artillery and other demonstrations
Of rejoicing. The mail company were thirtyfom
travelling days in making the journey, finding an
abundance Of feed and water on the route, and no
natural obstacles in the way They were confident in
making the trip, after suitable relays should be es
tablished in tpentyfre days There is no difficulty
in running wagon over the entire route.
U. s. BRANCH MINT-Owing to some recent deyel-
opments in regard to this institution, the Grand In
quest of the United States for the Northern Circuit
and District have been in session for the purpose of
examining closely into the administration of its
affairs. a.. ssasy
On Friday last Augustus Haraszthy, late meter
and rener at the Mint, was arrested by q. s. Mar
shall Solomon on an indictment for embezzling eight
thousand and ninety ounces OF gold bullion, Of the
value of $3.50 $780, and bar Of gold of the value
of $1,000. The indictment was found upon the infor-
nation of Major J, r. Snyder. Treasurer of the Mint
the Superintendent and Others. Col. Haraszthy was
admitted to bail in the sum of $200OO, principal
and in the further sum OF $4,000, Thomas Hayes
and DIR. Precht being sureties. -,
In connection with the affairs of the Mint we
would add that two clothes Dealers by the name of
Herman and Isidore Blum, have been charged by
John A. Szabo, Assistant Assayer with attempting
to extort a large sum of money from him under the
following circumstances The Blums had been act
ing agents Of Szabo in depositing various sums of
melted and other gold in the Mint and drawing out
the same in coin, he, (Szabo) for some reason, now
supposed criminal not wishing to appear to the Off
GERS of the Mint as party interested.
In the last instance they drew $500 belonging
to Szabo and wishing to work upon his fears they as
sumng that he had been for some time defrauding
the United States threatened him with exposure t6
the officers of the Mint, unless he would pay them
the sum Of $9,000 They finally succeeded in getting
from Szabo receipt for So 900 in part payment fol
| q ranch belonging to him. They also retained the
$500 drawn from the Mint on his account. The
Blums are yet on trial. On the examination of Szabo
as witness he refused to answer certain questions
touching his business relations with them, and con.
cerning the gold deposits, on the ground that his
answers might tendSto implicate himself Much sus-
| pClOn Is ATTACHED 10 LQe case OF SZaDO and all the
circumstances Of the affair being industriously
and faithfully made the subject of investigation by
the Grand Jury of this United States District.
Henry Bates, formerly Treasurer of this State who
has been indicted for embezzling the public moneys
has been placed in the Prison Brig for the reason that
he could not obtain adequate bail.
The propretors of a little scurrous and ephemeral
sheet, published in this city and known the Morn
ing Call, have been indicted by the Grand Jury of
this county for publishing false and malicious libel
against Major j. r. Snyder, Treasurer of the Mint.
The parties have been arrested and will soon have
their trial. At present they are out on bail.
On Friday morning, the 18th inst, Hugh G. Muir
ray, Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court died from
hemorrhage of the lungs, at Sacramento, aged 80
years and months. He was jurst Of eminent abil-
ity, and had many warm and devoted friends. ~
| few days since a duel took place at Stockton be-
tween Col Casey, formerly of Tennessee, and Mr. G.
NJ Blair, which resulted in the death of the former.
They fought with Colts revolyers, and their weapons
were reloaded before the contest was closed Col.
Casey received four shots in his sde each supposed
to have occasioned mortal wound He died short
| time afterwards
Oregon. -
We have received intelligence from Oregon to the
| 9th of September The constitutional convention
had not closed its session. DR.. John Mclaughlin
formerly Of the Hudson Bay Company, recently died
at Oregon City.
On the sth of September, a severe fight occurred
among the Snohomish tribe of Indians five men
were killed and six women badly wounded. The
of it that they had been partaking rather
freely of some bad whisky, barrel of which they
had in camp, aud becoming intoxicated they got into
dispute which resulted as above. 1t will be renem
bered that some time since party of Indians were
imprisoned on board the Jefferson Davis and after
wards escaped from her. Four of them were killed
at San Juan by the Puget Sound Indians. They ha,
on their irons at the time they were killed. e.
On the 9th September, large body Of Knit Knats
from Vancouver's Island. landed at Claam Bay, an
killed eighteen Indians belonging to the Claam tribe
while they were asleep. 800 "
| From Peru
We have received by the Granada the Aspinwa
Courier of the I'd and Panama Herald of the At
inst, but they contain intelligence from any par
OF Central America. In the Herald however, W
find the following advices from Peru and Australia
BY private letters received in town, it is said tina
information has been received relative. to the mul
derer OF Mr. Sullivan, who is stated to be French
man OF VIGOROUSLY bad character residing at Huacho
/ government steamer with a force on board wa
sent to arrest him, but he could not be found. HI
was hired by parties yet unknown to commit tn
murder.
Orders had been issued in Callao for the merchan
vessels in port to leave their moorings as the Apur
mac" was expected, and the government vessels wer
prepared to attack her. The French vessels Of wa
in port were looking after the foreign interest.
: The English and French feet had been withdraw
e from the Chincha Islands, which was now at tn
mercy of Vivancos vessels, If they wished to seiz
\ them.
4 From Australia.
By way of Callao we have Melbourne papers
July oath.
r The yield Of gold in the colony of Victoria
steady, though the average is slightly below that
, last year. The receipts from the mines up to Ju
18th, have been 562 6G6 against $40 s6l for tt
same period last year. return showing the avera.
receipt per year of each digger has been official
compiled, the amount varies from esq per year
f259 according to the locality and the system
n working Joint Stock Companies are fast superce
ing the individual labor SYSTEM
The wheat crop, which was supposed to be in e
cess is now found to be little above the demand
prices have advanced to los. per bushel, at which
is likely to remain.
!, The Geelong and Melbourne Railroad was opene
on the 24th Of June, the length is As miles.
: The commercial news is unmportant, flour Wi
) held at f26 but buyers were not disposed to con
: forward at that price.
s s An UGLY yIsrToR.-A shark nine feet in lengt
i; was captured in New York harbor on the 4th ins
> near one of the wharyes.