New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-14
Later from Central America,
California, Oregon, etc.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PRoaETHEU

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ana leaving the former port on the Sd inst, and the
after on the 10th. Il
The Prometheus landed $26l 900 in specie at o.
Havana, and brings Isl passengers, the California h
nails, $270O in SPECIE and full cargo from New 4
York. 6
The Pacific mail steamship Golden Age left San c
Francisco April 10th, with 1882 passengers and
~, ,l63 900 in treasure.
The U. 8. mail steamship George Law left Aspin- a
wall for New York on the evening of the 4th inst,
with 500 passengers and 81 ,702 1872 in treasure.
U.s. mail steamship Granada, Capt. McGowan, v
sailed from Havana on the 10th with New Orleans a
inst. | a
Among the passengers by the Prometheus il Mr..
Fletcher, u S. Consul at Aspinwall, who, after d
residence OF four years on the lsthmus, was COM
maturey before the arrival of his successor the Con-
snate in the meantime being lett in charge Of the
Nice Consul Mr.. Fletcher is on his way to his home
and friends in Mobile. aR a
Count Alfred de Farieux French Consul at Paua-
ma. is also among the passengers for this city. a
There was no later news from Nicaragua, the
English steamer not having arrived at AspinWall
from Greytown when the Granada sailed. a !
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F. Smith and wife Il. Hendricks A. N Sweet and wife j. L.
Y. cannon, >. . Hicks, asrssi 7 sRsetn, 4 Cot
others in Storage.
The new administration of New Granada shows some
disposition to guarantee the security Of the transit
route. The project of law having that object in
view, has been introduced into the Chamber of Rep
resentatives.
The Governor of the State of Panama has issued
decree prohibiting the entry into that State of the
adventurers who have taken or have intended or in
tend to take part in the Central American war"
From the South Pacific Coast.
Dates from Chile to March 81. The trial OF the
political prisoners in Santiago is not yet over On
the Both the Fiscal demanded that sentence of death
be passed on Garfas, Larrain and Marino. The pub
lie still kept in the dark relative to this affair." and
it is not generally believed that any public conspiracy
exists
H. B. MS frigate President sailed on the 2sth for
England via Rio Janerio, for which place it took
| $300,000 in specie. '' "
LIMA, April l2.-Peru remains very unsettled. Cas-
tilla, the President, had left board the steamer
Santiago with 1000 troops for the South Huanchaco
and Lambayeque were in possession OF Castila's
troops
PAIrA, April 16. = Pata was in possession of
Vivaneo The frigate Apurmac, steamer Auraco;
were lying in Paita Bay. The Huaras was captured
the night of the sth by the Apurimac, just after
Castillo had landed his troops, The Auraco has been
detained by the Apurmac for causes unknown Before
leaving Paita the troops of Vivanco with himself at
their head had entered the town and were being en-
barked on board the frigate and also the captured
Huaras, and were to sail that evening for Calao
Eivanco's troops were about 600 to 1000 strong
| " California.
From the summary Of the Alta California we ex-
tract the following intelligence, up the goth ult:
Except in the southern portion of the State where
they have suffered from want of rain, the weather
has been highly favorable to the business of mining
as we'll to the growth Of the incoming crop, which
now promises to be extensive and prolific beyond pre-
. cedent 4-. &"
In regard to mining operations, we have only te
repeat what we have before said. more gold will b.
takenout Of placers during the four Ave month
ending with April, than has ever been gathered
during the like period before Not only will large
IS aggregate amount be extracted, but we believe W
may assert there will be better wages realized to th
hand, taking the mining community as whole, thai
ever before. We may also repeat, the business o
mining in California is as yet only in its infancy. Al
+ permanent branch of industry, systematically en-
tered into and scientifically pursued, it has hardly ye
been commenced 1t has but just emerged from thai
perilous and ruinous period of experiment and trial
incident to every enterprise. This passed. its op
erations will be attended with certain and salts
factory results.
Our State Treasurer, who at the issuing of last
steamer edition was in custody, having been
dered by one of his original bondsmen shortly after
procured other securities and again suffered to
go at large.
' resolution providing for the adjournment of the
Legislature on the 9th inst having passed the Sen
G ate by an almost unanimous vote, the probabilities
that the session will then be brought to close
The Legislative Committee do not agree with the
Governor in thinking the plan of gathering our Indian
population into reservation should be abandoned, and
the tribes be removed beyond the SerTas.
: The bill introduced into the Assembly for admitting
the testimony of Indians, negroes and Asatics in u
. dcia proceedings where whites are concerned, has
0 been defeated by strong negative vote
The foreign miners tax collected from the Chinese
It population of Butte county, was 800 for the month
>, Of March.
. bill providing for the payment of the State debt
has passed the Senate by vote of ~ to 2 treques
J. to be submitted to vote OF the people.
It About 5000 ounces of gold dust are sent to this
;, | city weekly from the town of Shasta.
- Sacramento, it is claimed, supports more newspa
II pers than any other city of its size in the world
Gold dust to the amount of $75 900 was lately taken
9. from claim at Suckers Creek, in one day.
A fire broke out in Oroville on the 9Th of April
which destroyed the theater and other property tc
the amount of $50 ,000
Cases of insanity and suicide still continue to be of
frequent occurrence in all parts of this State.
II Preparations are being made to open lead of bit
luminous coal, supposed to be extensive on the roaG
leading from Red Bluis to Yreka valuable deposits
n of this mineral have also been found within few
: miles of OrOvie.
e The brig Quoddy Belle was struck with lightning
on her late trip to Humboldt, very unusual ncden
d on this coast.
A man named Stephens shot another by the nam'
of HOber, few days ago, at Mariposa, killing hin
instantly The difficulty arose from dispute about
y mining claim
Violent assaults and murders still continue frequen
Y. about Los Angeles.
John Hurley killed Jas. Thompson, at st. Louis
W Sierra county, the 22d March, and is now in jail
Il Downievile, awaiting his trial for the crime.
i. A. ]. Golden shot, and mortay wounded Mexi
Of named Bartoo, the San Joaquin river, abou
two weeks ago.
Three men named Lake, johnson and Ringold wer
Of hung by the citizens of Bangor on the I'd April 70
" having been engaged in the commission of variou
d. crimes in that vicinity. @
;s The Chinese at Rancheria got into amongs
Is themselves short time since which resulted in thre
Of their number being fatally wounded
,e A man named Stowel was killed last week at Dia
le mond Springs, by being caught and carried round
ne shaft in the Pacific mills.
ty Another, named Wilcox, was killed at Timbuctoe
from the caving of a bank in mining claim.
I'd Henry Ducker injured, is feared, fatally,
n, Forrest City, last week.
le Twenty.eight persons were killed and ten badl
lis MANNED, by mining accidents, during the mouth
st March,
r. Nj 5lorns, agent of the Mum Cult Indian Reserv
n ton, in attempting to cross the coast range atel
tn met such weather he obliged totu bac
tic His Iudian guide was frozen to DEATH This was u
ct. usual weather to meet with in the coast range
en- Jose Maria Esare was hung by some America
ne about ten days ago. on the San JOAQUIN for hor