New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-29
Later from California.

By the arrival yesterday morning OF the mails by
the steamship Philadelphia we received our California
files, dating from San Francisco to the 5th inst. We
extract the following summary Of general ntelli-
gence
There was great fire in Nevada on the 22d ult.
The total loss is pnt down at $780, 900.
The town of San Andres was destroyed on the Sd
instant.
The barley harvest has fairly commenced through.
out the State. The crops are good. The wheat
harvest will commence 10 a few days. Some damage
has been done to the wheat by the late rains, but
much more by the previous drought.
The Indians on Antelope Greek, in Tehama county,
have been stealing cattle again, and some Of them
have been pursued and several shot. A detachment
of u. s. troops has been sent up to teach them good
manners. Several Indians were killed.
The schooner Laura Bevan, bound from San Pedro
to Santa Barbara has been lost at sea- and it is sup
posed that all on board, numbering ten or eleven
persons have been lost. Among the passengers was
Mr.. I. A. Ayres, an artist of merit.
A negro was hanged by lynch law last week, near
Stockton, for having trespassed upon the bed OF
married white man. The woman had colored child.
The father attempted to kill the negro by shooting
but was prevented from accomplishing his purpose.
Anderson, the surviving murderer of Frank Lane,
has been executed by the people at La Grange.
Two Mexicans, named Santos Peraltas and Joaquin
Valenzuela have been hanged by lynch law in Santa
Barbara county, the former for completely in the
Baratier murder and the latter for other crimes.
| Mrs. Parmelia G. Fox was crushed to death by
pine log at Allegheny, in Sierra county on the 18th
inst The accident occurred at O'Clock in the morn
ing. She was asleep with her husband in their cabin
the 'a mountain % above, becoming dsiodsed, rolled
| down over the cabin, crushing 1t, and killing Mrs.
| Fox, but not injuring her husband. The log de-
stroyed two other cabins, but they were partially
protected by high ground at their backs, and the oc
cupants escaped unhurt.
The rush to the Frazer river gold mines continues
About two thousand five hundred persons have
passed through this city since April goth, mostly
/ tnfn Of IA
\ is estimated that about five thousand persons are
already collected in Puget Sound, en- route for the
new III Dorado
| descent has been made by members of the police
upon several prostitutes in this city which has
suited in the trial and conviction OF three and the
hurried departure out Of town those of California.
| The markets are well stored with fruit, including
| straw Enthusiastically OF mammoth slze-aDd q
| variety of berries and cherries
| Ready made framed houses are being prepared for
| the new gold Mines
/ Mexican lady, who had left her house on q visit,
placed small keg filed with silver dollars in charge
of her little son during her absence. Some thieves
managed to abstract the money and substitute bits OF
iron and lead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner are playing at the American
| theater, which they have leased. Mr. and Mrs.
Wood had farewell benefit at Maguire's Opera
House, on the night of the 24th of May The Ly.
ceuRis in full blast, and is literally patronised.
ASyoung German named Bernhardt Hoberlin, com
mtsed suicide by shooting himself with pistol, at
25th OF May.
The U. S. steamship Shuhrick, commander ]. De
Camp, arrived on the 27th Of May from Philadelphia
after passage of 1855 days. She is to be employed
in the lighthouse service on this coast.
The British ship Ravensdale, bound from Puget
Sound to Plymouth, Eng, touched at this port, on
the Gath Of May, for a crewmost of her men (as il
the with nearly all the vessels at the north) hav
ing deserted for the gold mines. Men being scarce
here Capt. Dixon took three desperate criminals
named Phil Riley, Pete Williams and Jack Stewart
negro, from the station house. the authorities allow
ing them to leave the country as sailors. They wen
on board on the 9th of May, and on the same nigh
attacked the officers of the ship with the intention
escaping. The fight lasted two hours, numbers o
shot were fired on both sides. and several handto
hand struggles took place. The result was the sub
DUNG OF the mutineers, who were taken on shor
badly wounded, the next morning. and still in tn
station house. The officers Of the Rayensdale wer
not seriously wounded.
A Chinese commercial house has imported from
China quantity of silkworm eggs and are about b
commence the raising of silkworks on extensiv
scale. The climate Of California is admirably adapte
to it.